单词 | defy |
释义 | defyBrE /dɪˈfaɪ/ NAmE /dɪˈfaɪ/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they defyBrE /dɪˈfaɪ/ NAmE /dɪˈfaɪ/ present simple - he / she / it defiesBrE /dɪˈfaɪz/ NAmE /dɪˈfaɪz/ past simple defiedBrE /dɪˈfaɪd/ NAmE /dɪˈfaɪd/ past participle defiedBrE /dɪˈfaɪd/ NAmE /dɪˈfaɪd/ -ing form defyingBrE /dɪˈfaɪɪŋ/ NAmE /dɪˈfaɪɪŋ/ defyverb defiancenoun defiantadjective ~sb /sth to refuse to obey or show respect for sb in authority , a law , a rule , etc .违抗;反抗;蔑视◆ I wouldn't have dared to defy my teachers . 我可不敢不听老师的话。◆ Hundreds of people today defied the ban on political gatherings . 今天有数百人违抗禁止政治集会的规定。~belief , explanation , description , etc .to be impossible or almost impossible to believe , explain , describe , etc .不可能,无法(相信、解释、描绘等)◆ a political move that defies explanation 无法解释的政治举动◆ The beauty of the scene defies description . 景色之美简直难以描绘。~sth to successfully resist sth to a very unusual degree 经受住;顶住;抗住◆ The baby boy defied all the odds and survived (= stayed alive when it seemed certain that he would die ). 这名男婴九死一生活了下来。 ● I defy you /anyone to do sth used to say that sb should try to do sth , as a way of emphasizing that you think it is impossible to do it 激,挑动(某人尽力做你认为不可能的事)◆ I defy anyone not to cry at the end of the film . 我倒要看看有谁在电影结尾时不哭。 |
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